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Topic Review (Newest First)

10-09-2013 01:56 AM

TexasCichlid

Quote:

Originally Posted by pianofish

Did you end up liking the alternathera reineckii 'variegated' or the alternathera reineckii 'mini' better? I currently have var. ocipus and its an interesting plant, but I here the two you have are the crem de le crem?

I liked variegated much more. Very interesting plant. Kept a much nicer color, very cool pattern.

10-07-2013 11:55 PM

tetra10

how did you like the ray 2? also does s. repens carpet on its own or does it have to be trimmed and replanted?

10-07-2013 09:19 PM

Lowe

Quote:

Originally Posted by TexasCichlid

I'm glad if this inspired anyone to try their hand. This tank was retired and broken down 9/2013. Was a fun run.

10-07-2013 09:15 PM

pianofish

Did you end up liking the alternathera reineckii 'variegated' or the alternathera reineckii 'mini' better? I currently have var. ocipus and its an interesting plant, but I here the two you have are the crem de le crem?

10-07-2013 08:23 PM

TexasCichlid

I'm glad if this inspired anyone to try their hand. This tank was retired and broken down 9/2013. Was a fun run.

08-04-2013 11:56 AM

Jack Gilvey

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpeedKilz

Using a big, but very nice filter. Did your inline heater and reactor slow your flow down to the point of getting a filter that big or did you already have it?

Interested in this as well but didn't see a follow-up. Also noticed you went from the Sera 500 reactor to the 1000. Was that just to better match the greater flow?

07-13-2013 01:01 AM

alemao420

Great, I was just thinking of doing something similar. Just found my inspiration. Nice job!

07-12-2013 11:38 PM

BootyBrown

Wow that stauro garden looks great (and so does the rest of the tank too)!

07-12-2013 11:34 PM

TexasCichlid

Variegated has settled in nicely. Going to swap out the mini as I am not liking it much in the current scape.

06-30-2013 12:55 AM

Vermino

looks good

06-30-2013 12:34 AM

TexasCichlid

Updated shot. Replaced the ludwigia red with alternathera reineckii 'variegated' ( emersed transition ) and alternathera reineckii 'mini'. Going to see which one I like better. Few bald stauro patches filling in nicely with new growth from recent trimmings. 70ish stems of stauro trimmed in the past few weeks and it's tough to tell. Have some of the variegated growing in a newly done emersed setup. First time trying emersed out.

05-31-2013 09:45 PM

freph

Looks great. I wish my stauro would grow that well, lol.

05-31-2013 09:31 PM

TexasCichlid

Quote:

Originally Posted by h4n

wowie! got rid of the green vollyballs lol!!!!!

hey! did you paint the background a dark blue?

Nope. Blue posterboard from Office Max.

05-31-2013 05:38 PM

clunkified

Quote:

Originally Posted by TexasCichlid

Big trim today. Pulled two blyxa bushes, each the size of a volleyball, out of the tank and replanted 5 stems of it. Going to give the stauro a nice trim as well. Got behind on my trimming with the baby around.

Pre-trim

I like it a lot pre-trim too...semi-jungle style.

05-31-2013 11:36 AM

h4n

wowie! got rid of the green vollyballs lol!!!!!

hey! did you paint the background a dark blue?

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